Sauerkrautsuppe (Sauerkraut Soup)

4 Servings

Ingredients:

• 3.5 oz bacon (100 g)
• 1 red bell pepper
• 1 onion
• 1 clove of garlic
• 10.5 oz sauerkraut (300 g)
• ½ lb potatoes (250 g)
• 2 Tbs vegetable oil
• 6 1/3 cups vegetable broth
• Sweet Paprika powder
• White pepper
• Salt
• 2 Tbs Sour Cream

Directions:

• After washing the red bell pepper, remove the seeds and dice it. Dice the bacon as well.
• Finely chop both the onion and the clove of garlic.
• Drain the sauerkraut and roughly chop.
• Peel the potatoes and dice them into small cubes.
• Begin to heat the vegetable oil in a large pot. Add the onions and the garlic and glaze them with the oil.
• Add the bacon and allow it to brown.
• Then add the bell pepper and the potatoes and stir.
• Then add the sauerkraut with the vegetable broth and the additional spices.
• Cook for 30 minutes.
• After 30 minutes, mash the mixture with a potato masher.
• Serve with a dollop of sour cream.